[Faith-talk] FW: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] URCTC Prayer Group 2 Devotional: Don't worry about the wicked by Pastor Larry Stockstill

[Eric Calhoun]

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Subject: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] URCTC Prayer Group 2 Devotional: Don't worry
about the wicked by Pastor Larry Stockstill
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Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:37:08 -0500

Daily Devotional
August 20, 2011
Don't worry about the wicked. Don't envy those who do wrong. For like
grass, they soon fade away. Like springtime flowers, they soon wither. 

-Psalm 37:1-2

In looking back on his long life, David could highlight five attitudes
that helped him not to worry, or "fret not," as the King James Version
reads (Psalm 37:1). In common language, we might say "sweat not" because
the original word used means "to be under heat or pressure." When you are
walking through a fiery trial, it is imperative that you learn how to
"fret" or "sweat" not! 

The first thing you've got to do is "trust in the Lord" (v. 3), or have
an inward confidence that God is going to bring you through to the other
side. With a conviction in your heart that God is on your side and wants to
do you good, you can face anything. 

Second, you must "delight in the Lord" (v. 4), or make the Lord
"delicious" to you. Just as a son enjoys his father's company, so you must
enjoy your heavenly Father's company. Are you truly delighted to spend time
with Him, "tasting" of His goodness? 

Third, you must "commit everything you do to the Lord" (v. 5), or roll
your problem onto Him, acknowledging Him as the only One who can carry your
heavy burden. If you commit your problem to Him, you don't have the option
of taking it back! It is too heavy for you; you cannot carry it in your own
strength. 

Fourth, you must "be still in the presence of the Lord" (v. 7). This
implies rest, not continually magnifying Satan's attack through your
speech. 

Finally, you must "wait patiently for Him to act" (v. 7), keeping a
constant sense of expectation that your miracle is right around the corner.
It's never easy or pleasant to simply wait, but it is the key to seeing God
move on your behalf. 

Trust, delight, commit, be still, and wait. Your fretting will disappear,
and God will bring the victory! 

Daily Readings: Esther 8:1-10:3 . 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13 
. Psalm 37:1-11 . Proverbs 21:23-24 

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